Does Charcoal Absorb Odors?

A stinky home disrupts the welcoming environment you want in your home, and the smell can be a source of embarrassment for homeowners. Whether you’re struggling with pet odors, mildew smells or other stubborn unpleasant odors in your home, you need to find a solution that will make a difference. Using toxic room fresheners or candles only covers up the problem and doesn’t work for long.

Rather than attempting temporary cover-up methods, here’s how to use charcoal to absorb and neutralize pesky odors.

Activated charcoal may be purchased online or from your local hardware store or pet store. Activated charcoal comes in a variety of different forms, including powder, pellets and whole pieces of charcoal.

Use activated charcoal to absorb odors in your home by:

• Placing pellets or a whole piece of charcoal in a sachet or small fabric bag – even a mismatched sock will do. Place the sachets in discreet locations throughout your home.
• Put canisters or bowls of charcoal (any form will do, consider something decorative) around your home, concentrating on the areas prone to unpleasant smells, such as the location of a litterbox, the kitchen or inside the refrigerator.
• Place activated charcoal in the bottom of trash cans or diaper pails.
• Hang sachets full of charcoal in closets, laundry areas or other locations in the home. You can even find decorative sachets that look attractive while they absorb odors.

Activated charcoal is nontoxic. But it’s still a good idea to keep it out of reach of pets or children. It’s not something you’d want them to ingest, spill on surfaces or wipe on walls.

While activated charcoal works wonders for everyday odors – there some odors that absolutely require professional removal. From cigarette smoke to set-in smells, choose Rainbow Restoration for professional odor removal. Our local technicians use a proven system to eliminate even the most persistent odors in your home or business.

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